Wrong runway approach landing.

Attributes
ACN	188462
Time
Date	199109
Day	Fri
Local Time Of Day	1801 To 2400
Place
Locale Reference	airport : cak
State Reference	OH
Altitude	agl bound lower : 0 agl bound upper : 0
Environment
Flight Conditions	VMC
Light	Night
Aircraft 1
Controlling Facilities	tower : cak tower : oma
Operator	general aviation : instructional
Make Model Name	Small Aircraft, High Wing, 1 Eng, Fixed Gear
Flight Phase	descent : approach landing other other
Flight Plan	None
Person 1
Affiliation	Other
Function	instruction : instructor oversight : pic
Qualification	pilot : cfi pilot : commercial pilot : instrument
Experience	flight time last 90 days : 150 flight time total : 800 flight time type : 600
ASRS Report	188462
Person 2
Affiliation	Other
Function	flight crew : single pilot instruction : trainee
Qualification	pilot : student
Events
Anomaly	incursion : landing without clearance non adherence : clearance
Independent Detector	other flight crewa
Resolutory Action	none taken : detected after the fact
Consequence	Other
Supplementary
Primary Problem	Flight Crew Human Performance
Air Traffic Incident	Pilot Deviation

Narrative:

I was giving a student pilot instruction at night to fulfill the 3 hour min requirement for private pilot applicants. We made a flight from cleveland cuyahoga county airport (cgf) to akron-canton regional (cak). Our intentions were to do 3 takeoffs and lndgs at cak and proceed west to mansfield lahm (mfd). Tower controller had us to our first touch- and-G0 on runway 5. The active runways were, according to ATIS, 1 and 5. On our upwind leg I turned off the instrument panel lights to simulate a loss of that equipment, the tower then cleared us to land on runway 1. Instead of landing on runway 1 we did our touch-and-go on runway 32. The problem was caused by our failure to align ourselves with the proper runway. The fact that we had a dark instrument panel contributed to this error. In the future I'll have to be much more cautious while doing this with a student pilot especially at airports that I'm not familiar with at night.

Original NASA ASRS Text

Title: WRONG RWY APCH LNDG.

Narrative: I WAS GIVING A STUDENT PLT INSTRUCTION AT NIGHT TO FULFILL THE 3 HR MIN REQUIREMENT FOR PRIVATE PLT APPLICANTS. WE MADE A FLT FROM CLEVELAND CUYAHOGA COUNTY ARPT (CGF) TO AKRON-CANTON REGIONAL (CAK). OUR INTENTIONS WERE TO DO 3 TKOFS AND LNDGS AT CAK AND PROCEED W TO MANSFIELD LAHM (MFD). TWR CTLR HAD US TO OUR FIRST TOUCH- AND-G0 ON RWY 5. THE ACTIVE RWYS WERE, ACCORDING TO ATIS, 1 AND 5. ON OUR UPWIND LEG I TURNED OFF THE INST PANEL LIGHTS TO SIMULATE A LOSS OF THAT EQUIP, THE TWR THEN CLRED US TO LAND ON RWY 1. INSTEAD OF LNDG ON RWY 1 WE DID OUR TOUCH-AND-GO ON RWY 32. THE PROBLEM WAS CAUSED BY OUR FAILURE TO ALIGN OURSELVES WITH THE PROPER RWY. THE FACT THAT WE HAD A DARK INST PANEL CONTRIBUTED TO THIS ERROR. IN THE FUTURE I'LL HAVE TO BE MUCH MORE CAUTIOUS WHILE DOING THIS WITH A STUDENT PLT ESPECIALLY AT ARPTS THAT I'M NOT FAMILIAR WITH AT NIGHT.

Data retrieved from NASA's ASRS site as of July 2007 and automatically converted to unabbreviated mixed upper/lowercase text. This report is for informational purposes with no guarantee of accuracy. See NASA's ASRS site for official report.